Saudi Arabia deports 39000 Pakistanis in four months: report

Dunya News

Pakistanis were deported for violating rules of residence and work.

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - A report published by Saudi Gazette illustrates that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported at least 39000 Pakistanis in last four months.

Saudi newspaper stated that deportations were carried out for violating rules of residence and work.

The report also claimed involvement of Pakistanis in terrorist activities orchestrated by Islamic State (IS) group as well as in crimes of drug trafficking, thefts, forgery and physical assaults.

Furthermore, 82 Pakistanis have been imprisoned in Saudi jails on terror suspicions.

Abdullah Al-Sadoun, chairman of the security committee of the Shoura Council, called for thoroughly scrutinising the Pakistanis before they are recruited for work in the Kingdom, the report said.